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A 500ml bottle with a BB of June 2013. ABV is stated as 4.8%. Picked up from a supermarket a while back and stored in my garage. I reckon this was rebranded in time for the 2012 Olympics (it was previously known as Kew Gold). The label mentions that it is bottle conditioned.

Poured into a straight pint glass. A bright golden-yellow colour with slight haze and medium carbonation. Forms a large head of white foam that lasts for a few minutes before disappearing. Aroma of grainy malt with hints of earthy yeast, grass and faint stewed hops. Unexciting but balanced.

Tastes of light, grainy malt with a dry finish. Notes of grain, earthy yeast, mild grass, faint stewed hops and a hint of cardboard in the background. Well-attenuated, with a subtle bitterness upon swallowing. Mouthfeel is smooth, dry and tingly, with pleasant carbonation and decent body. Aftertaste of mild earthy yeast and faint grain.

A rather bland ale, though not unpleasant. It looks OK, while the aroma and flavour are a balanced blend of earthy yeast, grass and barley. Body is light but satisfying. Drinkable, if a tad forgettable. Probably better on cask - worth trying if you stumble across it.

Had a bottle in London at the Social. Poured into an imperial pint it a clear amber with white head. Fairly hoppy for a bitter, lots of pepper, lemon, and earthy flavor and a long bitter aftertaste. Quite a nice change of pace from some of the blander bitters around town. Give this a try.

This was the second beer I had when I arrived in London last week, which I ordered with a large fish and chips around 12 noon after flying on the red eye. I'm not sure how much I really like the english cask ales but for sentimental reasons and because I was in england it was just about perfect.

Dark and cloudy color with very little carbonation. More like bubbles from the hand pulling. A malty aroma and a malty flavor, but not quite as malty as some. This beer is somewhat unbalanced and not the most refreshing beverage I had but definitely worth getting. It goes great with fish and chips and just before a long nap.

The colour is medium copper; the compact firm head is finger thick and there is some lacing.

The balanced, yet powerful smell is hoppy with some sweetness, fruity notes (apricots?), some exotic spices and wheat dough, lots of diacetyl.

I recognise the peculiar Youngs taste: Not too heavy but not neutral either. Some sour notes, dry malt, spicy-fruity hops, very well balanced. The long aftertaste got notes of diacetyl, apricots., light bitterness and a touch of alcohol.

Reddish, ultra clear, amber and gold, the head disappears leaving aromas of toasted toast-bread, toast, strudel crust and hopped apple juice. The drink is a dry one. Apply malt and timed, clean, barn-raised hops make it a respectable corporate twist on a Suffolk County-like paradigm. The texture is broad and punctuated with tarry, resinous herb. The reddish fruit awkwardly offsets the fizzy structure. Buy this. The Kew is worth it and the beer is good too.

Special edition brew made by Youngs with hops grown at Kew Gardens as a part of an exhibit. 20p from the sale of each bottle benefit the Gardens. I had this at the Buckingham Arms.

Beer poured a light copper color topped with a modest collar of foam. Grassy hop nose with a light malt presence. Body was modest as expected, with prickly carbonation making things fairly clean a crisp. A little bit of caramel and toast round out the malt and contrast the slight bitterness. The finish was a little metallic though. Decent enough beer, but Im really glad I found it.

This bottle was bought at Young's souvenir shop at Young's Brewery, Wadsworth, London in August 2006.
The beer has a very attractive golden color. The head is quite small with small bubbles. Noticeable touch of Kent's hops in nose with floral aroma. Classical bitter taste with a outstanding dominance of hops' flavours. The beer is well-balanced for English bitter. The body is medium to full. The carbonization is quite medium.
I like this beer!

The third brew my sister brought back for me on her trip to London. 1/2L bottle marked best before 26 NOV 06 on the rear label.
Pour a perfectly clear, brilliant copper, topped with modest, large bubbled, english style head. Excellent retention, keeping a thick, large bubbled collar. Tons of lace sheeting down the glass. The scent is mostly of hops, soapy, floral and spicy, reminiscent of laundry fresh out of the dryer. Soft biscuity Maris Otter malt, very clean. The hops are oddly similar to german noble hops. It almost smells like a lager made with british malt. Unusual. The flavor opens with biscuity, grainy malt, rather light bodied and delicate on the palate. Earthy. soapy hops come through immediately, carrying the flavor. Twinkling carbonation. Mild pale malt sweetness, the hops adding modest bitterness, but contributing most of the flavor. A touch of caramel. Just a hint of darker roasted malt in the finish. A bit of wheat malt in here? Minimal, yet present wheaty sourness, with that dry smoothness. Faintly nutty. Very sessionable, lighter and easy drinking, with pleasant flavors. Nice stuff.

Appearance : golden color with a thin white head.Smell : floral hop notes aromas.Taste and mouthfeel : caramel flovours, with a mild bitternes in finish.Drinkability : an average beer in the style English bitter.

A study in bland real ales. Wow, that was boring. Served with a small to medium cream colored head and lots of lace. Color is a very clear amber. Aroma is slight malt, grain and a hint of hop. Very bland. perfect beer to sip while pondering existential questions. Body and carbonation are ok. Vague alcohol finish.